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- 1. Poland
- 2. Sky Tower Sky Tower is a skyscraper in Wrocław. It is the tallest building in Poland with 51 floors. It is 212 metres high. It was built in 2012. You can see the whole city from a viewpoint on the 49th floor. Before Sky Tower was built there, an office building called Poltegor was demolished in 2007. It was also the tallest building in Wrocław. Sky tower hasn't changed since 2012.
- 3. Sopot Pier The Sopot Pier is in Sopot in the Gdańsk Bay. It was first opened in 1827. It is 511.5 metres long. It is the longest wooden pier in Europe. From the pier you can observe the Baltic sea and the people doing the windsurfing there. In 1827 the Pier was 31,5 metres long. Next it has been lengthened to 150 metres in 1901 and in 1910 to 315 metres.
- 4. Zoo Wrocław In Wrocław there is also the oldest and the biggest zoo in Poland. It was created in 1865. Over 10 000 animals live there. You can see feeding of the animals there every day. The tickets aren’t cheap but the place is worth visiting. At the beginning 189 animals lived there. The Zoo was closed during the World war I and II.
- 5. Royal Castle Sandomierz is a beautiful town in Poland. There was the Royal castle. It was built by the king Kazimierz III the Great in the XIV century. It was destroyed in 1656 by the Swedes and reconstructed in 1680. It was the home for the polish princes like Henryk Sandomierski and Kazimierz the Just. Nowadays there is a museum which you can visit.
- 6. Palace of Culture and Science The Palace of Culture and Science is located in Warsaw. It is one of the highest buildings in Warsaw. It was opened in 1955. There are 42 floors. It is 237 metres high.
- 7. Wawel Royal Castle Wawel Royal Castle is in Cracow. It is over 500 years old. It was the Residency of Polish Kings. Since 1320 when Władysław I the Elbow High was coronated all Polish Kings were crowned in Wawel Castle. There is also the monument of the Wawel dragon near the Castle.
- 8. Statue of Kazimierz The statue of Kazimierz the Great in Bochnia was built in 1871. It was at the time when the king's remains were discovered at Wawel. The monument is over two meters high. There is also the Polish emblem and the inscription ‘’To the king of peasants, the guardian of cities, Kazimierz the Great, their benefactor, Bochnia 1871’’.
- 9. Nowy Wiśnicz Castle Another well-known castle in Poland is the castle in Wiśnicz. It is situated on a hill. It was built by Jan Kmita in the second half of the 14th century. It is one of the most beautiful castles in Poland. In the past it was the home for the princes of Lubomorski. Now the castle is the most important part of the Wiśnicz Land Museum.
- 10. Salt Mines There are two famous salt mines in the Lesser Poland the salt mine in Bochnia and the salt mine in Wieliczka. The salt mine in Wieliczka has 9 levels. The last one is 327 metres below the Earth's Surface. The salt mine in Bochnia is about 200 metres below the Earth's - Surface. It the past in the salt mines the salt was mined. Now both mines are the tourist attractions.
- 11. National Stadium The national stadium in Warsaw was opened in 2012. It was built when the European football championships was held in Poland. It is the biggest stadium in Poland. There are 58 580 seats in the stands. Polish football team often plays matches there. Before 2012 there was the Yuly Manifesto 10 th Anniversary Stadium which was the Olympic facility.